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Badge Identification Project

Part 2 - Regular Army Arm Patches

Notes - All Patches described left to right in each row of images
Patches marked with a * are also worn (were worn) by other units within that formation
Some patches are also worn by RLC TA Units in the same role ~ These may be repeated in the TA list.
(All patches are about 40% of actual size ~ Dimensions may be added at a later date)
All illustrated examples are pictures of actual badges.

This is not a concise list of all RLC Formation Patches - Only illustrations of known examples.

 

1 General Support Regiment RLC in support of 1 (UK) Armoured Division *
11 Brigade Support Squadron, 2 Support Regiment RLC in support of 4 Armoured Brigade *
23 Brigade Support Squadron, 2 Support Regiment RLC in support of 20 Armoured Brigade *
45 Divisional Support Squadron, 2 Support Regiment RLC in support of 1 (UK) Armoured Division *
76 Brigade Support Squadron, 2 Support Regiment RLC in support of 7 Armoured Brigade *

21 Brigade Support Squadron, 3 Close Support Regiment RLC
31 Divisional Troops Support Squadron, 3 Close Support Regiment RLC
32 Brigade Support Squadron, 3 Close Support Regiment RLC
35 (Headquarters) Squadron, 3 Close Support Regiment RLC
4 General Support Regiment RLC (Former 3 Div Transport Regt RCT)
Duisberg Arms only worn for a short while after formation of RLC
4 General Support Regiment RLC in support of 3 (UK) Division *
6 Supply Regiment RLC (Nicknamed the 'Village Idiots' and not worn for long!)

 

7 Transport Regiment RLC  (Adopted from 16 Tank Transporter Regiment RCT)
(Bottom) 8 Transport Regiment RLC - First Pattern  (Inherited from 3 Transport Regiment RCT)
(Top) 8 Transport Regiment RLC - Smaller Second Pattern
8 Transport Regiment RLC - Current Fob Badge.

3 Tank Transporter Squadron, 8 Transport Regiment RLC (Inherited from 3 Tank Transporter Squadron RCT)

10 Transport Regiment - Badge reported as produced but never worn (Black X on Olive Green Background)
British Ghurkhas 'Tactical Recognition Flash' (TRF) worn by all British Army Gurkha personnel  including : 
> HQ Queens Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment and Detachments, including all Gurkha Chefs *
>  28 Transport Squadron QOGLR, attached to 10 Transport Regiment RLC *
>  94 Supply Squadron QOGLR, attached to 9 Supply Regiment RLC  *

321 EOD Squadron (Northern Ireland) 11 EOD Regiment RLC - Earlier black merrowed edge version
321 EOD Squadron (Northern Ireland) 11 EOD Regiment RLC - Later smaller green merrowed edge version.
821 EOD Squadron (Op Telic - Iraq) 11 EOD Regiment RLC - Locally hand made 'Desert Felix' Patch
12 Supply Regiment  RLC - First Pattern (Inherited from 154 FAD RAOC *) ~ Regiment Disbanded
12 Supply Regiment RLC - Smaller Second Pattern ~ Regiment Disbanded
13 Air Assault Regiment RLC - This is the Logistic DZ (Drop Zone) Patch
132 Aviation Supply Unit & RLC Stores Platoon, 5 AS Regiment REME  ~ DZ Patch *

47 Air Dispatch Squadron, 13 Air Assault Regiment RLC ~ DZ Patch
47 Air Dispatch Squadron, 13 Air Assault Regiment RLC ~ Flying Overall Chest Patch
47 Air Dispatch Squadron, 13 Air Assault Regiment RLC ~ New Style Patches
47 Air Dispatch Squadron, 13 Air Assault Regiment RLC ~ Flying Overall Arm Patch

15 Regiment RLC  ~ (Produced in several sizes)  Regiment Disbanded
16 Regiment RLC  ~ Regiment Disbanded
17 Port & Maritime Regiment RLC (Worn in pairs ~ Flags forward)
23 Pioneer Regiment RLC
29 (Movements Control) Regiment RLC

Northern Ireland Combat Service Support Regiment (was 21 Logistic Support Regiment) *

Commando TRF worn by Logistic Support Squadron RLC, in support of 3 Commando Brigade *

(Allied Command Europe) ACE Mobile Force Support Unit * ~ Disbanded 2002
Joint Helicopter Support Unit ~ ARMY- RAF (JHSU)*
Cyprus Services Support Unit*

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